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Building a new South Africa : one conversation at a time / compiled and edited by David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan

Uniform Title
Experiencing Sophiatown
Published
Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource : color illustrations
Additional Creators
Morgan, Karie L. and Thelen, David
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Contents
Getting acquainted with neighbours on the block -- Visualising a shared place and making a shared past -- Making family around mealtimes -- Becoming neighbours and creating community -- Experiencing change -- Epilogue / Pastor Desmond Sheik.
Summary
Once a thriving, multiracial community, the Sophiatown suburb of Johannesburg was home to many famous artists, musicians, and poets. It was also a place where residential apartheid was first put into practice with forced removals, buildings bulldozed, and the construction of new, cheap housing for white public employees. David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan facilitate conversations among today's Sophiatown residents about how they share spaces, experiences, and values to raise and educate their children, earn a living, overcome crime, and shape their community for the good of all. As residents reflect on the past and the challenges they face in the future, they begin to work together to create a rich, diverse, safe, and welcoming post-Mandela South Africa.
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ISBN
9780253017901 electronic bk.
0253017904 electronic bk.
9780253017840
025301784X
Note
Original title: Experiencing Sophiatown : conversations among residents about the past, present and future of a community
"First published by Fanele, an imprint of Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, in 2013."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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